MARCH 17, 2005

Fall Application Deadline Nears for MBA Program

Grand Junction, Colo. - Designed to meet the educational needs of working professionals, the Mesa State College master of business administration (MBA) degree program is accepting student applications for the fall 2005 semester through April 1.

The 36 credit hour MBA curriculum is designed to provide students with a broad background in business, including accounting, finance, marketing and management, while also allowing the individual to focus on a specialized area of study. Classes are taught by professors who have both terminal degrees in business-related fields and practical business experience. In addition, the classes, which meet in the evening to accommodate individuals who work during the day, are purposefully kept small to encourage student interaction.

In its eighth year, the MBA program currently has more than 50 students enrolled, including western Colorado residents and international scholars from Canada, France, Nepal, Mexico and Korea. This spring, the program anticipates graduating 23 students, its largest class to date.

Past Mesa State MBA graduates are currently working regionally in city and county government and the health care industry, and several others have become successful entrepreneurs. In addition, another MBA graduate is now working for the Department of Defense and two others have taken international positions in New Caledonia.

Fall semester 2005 classes will begin the week of Aug. 22. For more information or to request an application, contact Mary Vail, Graduate Programs Coordinator, at 970.248.1778 or mvail@mesastate.edu.

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